(*C12* is C12 in an excited state - it has an additional 15.96 MeV that it* * *
*desperately wants to get rid of)* This is only true when the coulomb barrier is up at full strength. But when the coulomb barrier is completely down, protons behave like neutrons. They can exit the nucleus with no energy penalty. I explain this in the thread “the bumpy road.” Cheers: Axil On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 8:24 PM, <mix...@bigpond.com> wrote: > In reply to Axil Axil's message of Fri, 10 Aug 2012 19:51:55 -0400: > Hi, > [snip] > >Sorry, please excuse me; I was thinking about the Triple alpha process: > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Z0IPWmm7GDc > > > > > >With Carbon 12 => Boron 11 (5 protons and 6 neutrons) with a proton > emission > > > > > >The net positive charge of the gas from proton emmision causes the back > >current as seen coming comin from the electrodes as the gas contracts. > > The reaction 3*He4 => C12 yields 7.27 MeV. (Helium burning in stars). > > Removing a proton from C12 to produce B11 *costs* 15.96 MeV. > > Hence adding a proton to B11 with the ensuing production of 3 alpha > particles > produces 8.68 MeV. > > When the proton fuses with B11 it momentarily creates C12*, which usually > splits > into three alphas, but not always. > > (C12* is C12 in an excited state - it has an additional 15.96 MeV that it > desperately wants to get rid of). > > > > > > >Cheers: Axil > > > > > > > >On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 7:28 PM, <mix...@bigpond.com> wrote: > > > >> In reply to Axil Axil's message of Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:05:03 -0400: > >> Hi, > >> [snip] > >> >This causes aneutronic > >> >fusion of three helium atoms into Boron11 and a proton. > >> > >> This reaction doesn't happen. It's endothermic to the tune of about 8 > MeV. > >> In > >> fact the reverse reaction (p+B11 -> 3 * He4) is the dream of hot fusion > >> scientists. > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Robin van Spaandonk > >> > >> http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html > >> > >> > Regards, > > Robin van Spaandonk > > http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html > >
